Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Ragsdale, Helen Jain March 25, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Helen Jain Ragsdale
Sept. 3, 1913 - Mar. 25, 2005

A memorial service for Helen Jain Ragsdale will be held in Greenlawn Memorial 
Chapel, 3700 River Blvd., Tuesday, March 29, 2005, at 3:00 p.m. Final 
interment will be completed by Pohlmans Mortuary of Russell, Kansas. Burial 
will be in Grand Center Cemetery near Waldo, Kansas where Helen will be laid 
to rest in a plot next to her beloved father. 

Helen was born September 3, 1913 to Clarence and Edna (Terry) Jain, near 
Waldo, Kansas. Helen was preceded in death by her husbands, parents, and 
sisters, Vera Garton, Velma Blankenship, and Orvetta Adams. She is survived by 
her brother, Terry W. Jain of Luray, Kansas; her stepchildren, Dennis and 
Kathy Ragsdale of Tehachapi, CA; Mrs. Wilma J. Brown of Vevay, Indiana; Donald 
Allen and Harold Allen; and nephew and niece, Stuart and Debby Ragsdale of 
Bakersfield, CA. Helen also had special friends and relatives who would visit 
her during her convalescent stay at Parkview Real Rest Home.

Helen attended elementary schools in Waldo, Kansas and graduated from the 
local high school in 1931. She was an elementary school teacher in Russell 
County rural schools for three years and then left the teaching profession to 
work as a typist during WWII. In 1948 Helen married Alva Allen of Vevay, 
Indiana. While living in Phoenix, Arizona, Mr. Allen passed away in 1961. 
Helen then moved to Bakersfield, California where she was employed at the Casa 
Moore Furniture Store for 11 years. In 1965, she married John L. Ragsdale, a 
fireman for the Bakersfield City Fire Department. Before her retirement in 
1976, Helen worked for Dunlaps Department Store for over four years.

Over the years Helen shared stories of her past with her family. Some of her 
favorite memories include winning school art contests, placing third in state 
English achievement tests, playing the saxophone in high school and college 
bands, assisting professors with grading and typing academic papers, winning 
ribbons at the county fair for her needlepoint work, and being involved in her 
church activities. Helen has always loved reading and completing crossword 
puzzles. Up until her death, she still actively read daily, The Bakersfield 
Californian and her hometown, Russell newspaper.

Visitation will begin today, March 28th at 5:00 p.m.

Greenlawn Mortuary Funeral Directors 


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